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As another year comes to an end, it’s the same franchise that continues to dominate sales at India’s biggest games retailer, Flipkart. Grand Theft Auto 4 surprisingly the best selling game of 2012, but this year’s winner was a no-brainer – Grand Theft Auto 5. GTA5 for the PS3 came …

The FIFA 14 comeback is complete, as EA’s football title is Christmas and New Year No.1. The game’s initial launch sales were lower than its predecessor – FIFA 13 – which remains the fastest-selling FIFA game to-date. But FIFA 14 has now overtaken it and is on track to become …

DMC: Devil May Cry’s poor sales and Cliffy B on EA and Valve: the 21st to 30th most read stories of 2013. 30.First free Xbox 360 game for Gold members is Defense Grid: The Awakening Microsoft’s Games with Gold scheme kicked off in July, offering Xbox Live Gold members free …

The latest entry in Rockstar’s crime simulator was always going to be a big release but no one could have predicted just how much of a success Grand Theft Auto V would prove to be. The anticipation behind GTA V was such that major games media websites produced special weekly …

As 2013 draws to a close, it’s not uncommon to see game of the year awards being handed out by media publications to highlight the best games of the year. We like to do things a little differently here. Rather than picking our favourite games of 2013, or having our …

Mobile game developer Mile Nine has launched its latest game – Burst ‘em Up, on iOS and Android. Burst ‘em Up is a casual balloon-popping game that tasks players will tapping balloons of various colours in sizes in a specific order. The game starts out easy, but gets more challenging …

Game4u has announced that it will hold midnight launches for the PlayStation in four cities. The retailer will open select stores in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and Ludhiana at 11:55 pm on 5th January, with the console going on sale on the 6th. In its announcement, Game4u has mentioned that stocks …

We continue our look back at the top 50 stories of the year with numbers 31 – 40. 40.GTA V special editions revealed Rockstar’s blockbuster came to stores with a number of special editions, giving consumers DLC and caps. You can read the original storyhere. 39.Third week at the top …

We pick our top games from a big year in gaming

2013 has been a mixed year for Nintendo. On the one hand, 3DS has sold well and the platform holder has published some of the finest games in its history. Then there has been Wii U. After a lacklustre launch, Nintendo’s home platform has struggled for momentum. A lack of …